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Q163157: WD97: Pleading Wizard Uses Negative Margins

Article: Q163157
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtemplate word97 kblayout
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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The top and bottom margins of a document created by using the Pleading Wizard
are a negative measurement.

CAUSE
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This functionality is by design. The top and bottom margins are set to a
negative measurement to prevent changes in the header and footer from causing
alignment problems with the body text and the line numbers. The negative
measurement prevents the header or footer area from growing.

MORE INFORMATION
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Word normally sets a positive measurement for the header or footer area. If the
footer content expands outside of the footer area--the distance between the edge
of the page and the measurement defined for the footer-- then as the bottom
margin increases, the body text area decreases. This would negatively affect
line numbering.

When you use a standard bottom margin, and the footer content exceeds the margin
size, the bottom margin increases in size, allowing for a smaller text area.
This smaller text area may cause problems with the line numbers in the body of
the document. For example, if the bottom margin is increased, the body area
decreases allowing for fewer line numbers.

If you have margins that are set to negative values, Word defines the footer to
be a certain size. If the footer contents exceed the bottom margin size, the
footer contents are clipped if they exceed the size of the bottom margin and
Word does not change the size of the body area. That way the line numbers are
not disturbed.

In most pleading documents, the footer size is not as important as the line
numbers. If the footer content is truncated, you modify the footer content
rather than trying to adjust the line numbers (modifying the footer content is
easier than adjusting the line numbers).

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q181365 WD97: Pleading Wizard Font Point Size Is Too Small or Too Large

  Q181384 WD97: Text, Line Numbering Don't Line Up in Pleading File

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbtemplate word97 kblayout 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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